Ballinger was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-2 walloping at the hands of the Merkel Badgers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Ballinger of the 10-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Ballinger saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyndall Weathers, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Ballinger's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Merkel, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6-1 record this season.
Ballinger didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 10-0 loss vs. Wall on the 1st. Merkel has also already played their next contest, a 7-0 defeat against Coahoma on the 2nd.
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